Sunday, February 10, 2008
A Few Yards and a Touchdown Pass in the Right Direction
When given his choice of Cadillac’s, NFL’s MVP Eli Manning chose the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, saying, “I know it comes out in the summer. I want the first one.” Manning and his Caddy will be driving to the tune of 330 gallons LESS of gasoline per year.(Go to: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/11/09/la-2007-preview-cadillac-escalade-hybrid-all-the-details/ for more details) If one barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil, then approximately 7.86 barrels of oil will be saved per year by the Escalade. Yes, I would like to see more saved per year, but the very realistic, possibly pessimistic, part of me knows that the human desire for them is oh so real. So at this moment, with the Escalade being the SUV to the stars and anyone looking to blingify their driveway, I’m thankful for the measly 7.86 barrels of crude oil that we don’t have to use.
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Very well put.
Have you considered that it is celebrity preference that drives a great deal of consumer demand. I would like some angry indignation, that Eli Manning blew an opportunity to use his new found fame as a "bully pulpit"; missing the chance to show leadership among other celebrities and more importantly his admiring 15-30 yo fans who will no doubt follow his lead and continue to lust after the Escalade. Sure it may be more fuel efficient than a Hummer, but it is still the archetype of a bankrupt paradigm.
Consider an alternate universe where Eli Manning graciously acknowledges the gift of the Escalade, but rather than accepting the "beast" asks instead that a gift of the equivalent value be given to retire carbon credits and calls on all NFL players to eschew their blind obeyance to the commercial cesspool that is the celebrity/hip-hop/gangsta lifestyle. With the cycle broken, demand for escalades and other such shit drops, manufacturers read the writing on the wall and before you know it we are living in a different world. All it takes is one person who can afford to hold a contrary opinion to show some moral leadership and begin to effect real change.
I love the girl in the t-shirt, very sexy (wink,wink) Can I have her phone number? Oh wait, I think that I speak to her on a regular basis.
Love ya, babe! Keep on fighting the good fight
Shane
Celebrities saying 'No' to the unecessary?!? Yes, that's an alternate universe indeed. We can only hope and pray that the world where ostentatiousness is frowned upon and the simple life is revered will come soon...
Thanks for your comment!! :)
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